It's higher on the Scoville scale than a jalapeño Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SERRANO It's higher on the Scoville scale than a jalapeño (7) New York Times Mar 24, 2019
91% HOTTEST Topping the Scoville scale (7) Wall Street Journal Feb 4, 2026
88% OVER Higher than (4) Newsday May 12, 2026
88% ABOVE Higher than (5) Newsday May 11, 2026
88% UPTO No higher than (4) Newsday Apr 15, 2026
79% MILD Like foods low on the Scoville scale (4) USA Today Feb 9, 2026
79% SERRANOS Peppers between jalapenos and habaneros on the Scoville scale (8) USA Today Aug 5, 2024
72% TREY Card just higher than a deuce (4) USA Today May 1, 2026
66% CLIMB Scale (5) The Times Sunday Concise Apr 12, 2026
66% HOT High on the Scoville scale (3) New York Times Aug 21, 2025

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